2016 Chateau Lafon-Rochet 4eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe Cuvee_Tre Tine drinks well earlier

drinks well earlier

which impart a profound mineral character

and sand—resting directly upon *craie verte*

She ages this wine for one year in a combination of 50% used 500-liter oak barrels and 50% terracotta jar

2016 Chateau Lafon-Rochet 4eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe Cuvee_Tre Tine drinks well earlierThe 2016 Chteau Lafon Rochet marks a pivotal technical shift for this 4me Cru Class, representing the estates first vintage farmed almost entirely under organic methods. Located in Saint Estphe, the vineyard benefits from a singular, contiguous block of gravel and clay limestone soils, which proved critical in regulating water access during the dry, intense summer of 2016. The estate utilized optical sorting and fermentation in new concrete vats,